Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur Cams it in me be Pacific to Slu wifi Titan it Mitef stak5 and stripes saturday May 5, 1m5 beating around the Bush tor mines after be do most combat. A a a a vhf in a ugh a up Gigue troops a in find to Odra kept Busy with edict Kuril. ties of a transport a ones to take than to the a Torteo As Tomee is tvs to be acclimated for the problems of Hie Pacific War. Troops a Borwig Watt a Little Kroger before he tag sent Beme will receive Pacific training both to Europe and to w. A fac Vioris a piano were belief to Flat to bring troops then Alsip them off a poll tical beat serve to the shipping f r strik furlough to the �oj9l, lated of to As previously reported will be Toen an berated tank a maj of whom Haw spent Yea Fiji Fiaai prison Tampa Bio Headquarters Mcwinn Frt Justl Hll la or it Harp to their return to he Finis which they Haw been absent atol have and wounded. 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It consists of two revolving Drums is which ars attached heavy Chain flails a driving Niehs nismo supporting trams and a Mooha ism far raising and towering the flails. It was built by marinos and serbs of. win if turn it death not Spires speech Pacific Fleet he Guam Hay 4 cans a taking to text from a note Toft by japanese killed Mpwo. Said the japs a a must surrender or 5-0 Send supplies to the at mlle while if left to Europe 1 the note wad during a purple oat several urns heart presentation said Quot to the to own Wroght while sitting Sonad i enemy we Haw fortified this to be trans shipped to Hie i Island for a year but we cannot for Bast. I win this Island with just. Spirit we cannot match your Quantity them to no other wad for us to fallow but to die. Sundstedt cites air Power As shuttering Nuri plans London Lysy 4 ins a Allied air Power was blamed today by nazi Field marshal Gerd von Rundstedt now a prisoner for his failure to repel the Normandy invasion. In an interview with John Hall London daily mail correspondent Rundstedt told of the shattering effect of the Allied air onslaughts. Seated before a fire to a cot tag e near Innsbruck the Field marshal who tried but could not defend Hitler s european Quot fortress Quot declared Quot Allied bombers not Only shattered our Supply hues and upset All efforts to mow our defense forces out they carried the Par right Home by hitting the Headquarters at bad j s of a t r Rundstedt complained that the unceasing air attacks comp Ligated his heart trouble and added Quot this to a hard ule for an old Soldier. I bade Farewell to Hitler in Berlin on March 12 after Kes siring took Over the Western wont. Hitter then was very confident but i noticed to hands were Thomy All the Hall said that Rundstedt declined to speculate on when Germany began to lose the War marking to been too dose to it1 a House of love out of service ships or May 4 Ansis a Lockwood jr., vice that tons Fleet of Pearl Harbor. Toll taken by american nubs to i Otokar 1.119 Jap ships including 12s combatant Craft Lockwood said the Dally bag had been three to four Afi ances of an Early German sur Jap dmm a Dittmar sees end in few Days Loudon May 4 Reuter Quot whatever happens the War cannot possibly Tost longer than a few Days Quot Gen. Kurt Dittmar said yesterday to an interview with bbl correspondent who until his capture was official military commentator of the German radio said the greater under adm. Doenitz than they would be under Himmler. London closes air raid system London Kay 4 Beuter a after Yean As a Freo wine Ftp admitted today mat die mils of Bombera Hrabota and rackets bad of fid a. F the ministry of Home Security noting the improbability of future attacks announced the City s sir raid warning system had been discontinued and said evacuees would return. A nazi Gold Hoard value doubled shake May 4�?tbe great Hort Gold boards found in me Merten. In a 90th inf. Div., Magde mine and in Bank vaults and under Germany May 4 ins a an americans cat Doco s widow Como Italy May 4 top partisan troops captured Donna he Chele Mussolini widow of i Duce in this Swiss Border town but turned her Over to american officials on the grounds that she was not a War criminal yank 3 yrs. In Reich reports As officer with 10th army. Div., bar Varia May Iez a dough guarding regiments he looked twice when a Well pressed civilian who spoke perfect English identified himself As an american Reserve officer reporting for duty. Investigation revealed he was a new yorker who had come to Germany in 1942 to do Post graduate work on a Fellowship. He had never been interned by the germans although he carried photostatic copies of a new York birth certificate and a u. 8. Army commission. A that Guy will have to hurry if he wants to do any fighting Quot said doughboy As the civilian departed under guard for further questioning. By Howard Byrne stars and stripes staff writer with 103rd div., Mit Tenwalde Germany May 4�?operations ski Johnnie Flynn of Detroit who was scouting to locate the division of walked into a Large beautifully furnished House in Mitterwald and discovered the place filled with 40 women in various stages of Una dross. Girls were German French English and us it Lehi a i of i a 11 Quot a a a 11 1 a a a v m who said Hie did no to like americans. One babe Clad Only in panties seemed not the least perturbed at Johnnie s sudden visit. Johnnie looked around and saw that the place had one living room and 24 bedrooms. Quot what the hell is this Quot said Johnnie to the american girl the least Beautiful among them. A a this is a House of free love she answered Souriy. Quot we service German Quot not any More Quot said Johnnie sternly. Quot this place is taken Over by the americana Quot. Bio 3 accept prisoner offer 8th army. Takes Kesselring s up London May 4 acceptance of a German offer leave behind a Allied prisoners in a up a fun Fri Uwi by the nazis in the face of the Allied Advance was made known Here today in a message from Gen. Eisenhower s Headquarters broadcast in English and German by bbl. Swede May fight Nasi san Francisco May 4 apr norwegian quarters today hinted that Sweden might drop her neutrality if the germans launched a Quot scorched Earth Quot Campaign in Norway. With eighth army. Div Germany May 4�?Field marshal von Kesselring a last order to his Reuter a i troops was found among papers in to i his up which was captured by cab of eighth army. Div. At too Kenburg. The order to the German 11th army read Quot the Field marshal expresses Complete recognition of its Brave captured officers said Kesselring fled South april 10 in a special train. Nabs nazis fleeing Cash Chicken oops of the to Hurington Plain Are now estimated at fully double the cos Hundred tons of Gold originally reported. What the actual value May be of the Gold and the great flour begs fill of looted Gem and world guessed Adf aha american. Officer chronically suspicious of furtive characters who Esse out Teto Back Sqq a of with Ipp in to a suitcases uncovered a of 70s.h9a70 Helch at my Mem dollars. Capa Virgil Happy challenged two men carrying loaded suitcases who slipped out the Back Dror of the Magdeburg Branch of the Reich Bank. The men dropped the satchels at the Captain s command and led him to a dim Musty vault jammed with banknotes and some Silver. Is adv exp joined Quot they were officials of the Bank trying to sneak the Money away. Downstairs i found other suitcases filled with the nazis insisted their Marks were Worth 4 american cents instead of the official 10-cent figure. Under their private rate of Exchange the Cache would be Worth 280,000,000 dollars. With the Money were Many Art works from Magde Bur to museum. Maj. Jasper Ackerman no capital ships a Doenitz Navy 4 adm. Karl Doenitz was commander of a German Navy that did not possess a single capital ship when he stepped into his new Rols As hitters successor. 1 the nazis Tost remaining pocket battleship the Chhum Lutzow was sunk on april is by Raf bombers at Bwl Nemide on the Baltic. A Many arid will have no former i fighting vice president of the Exchange a president of the Tamal Bank in Colorado military greater Japan government officer took charge of cording to a japanese news Agency the Money. 1 report quoted by Reuter of prom the outset of the War Japan anticipated the collapse of Ger surrender Japan a in Ranft society of yesterday a
